D-W-I DEATHS WERE DOWN LAST YEAR IN NEW MEXICO. THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING THE DOWN-SWING. THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED LAST FRIDAY A D-W-I SUPERBLITZ FOR THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND, WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PATROLLING AND SETTING-UP CHECKPOINTS TO CATCH DRUNK DRIVERS.
THEY ENDED UP ARRESTING 44 PEOPLE FOR DWI. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS SHOW THAT LAST YEAR THERE WERE 145 ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITIES STATEWIDE, COMPARED TO 173 THE YEAR BEFORE…A DROP OF 16 PERCENT.
